Senator Godswill Akpabio, the Senate President, has weighed in on the controversy surrounding the alleged social media activity of INEC chairman Joash Amupitan, addressing claims that a post linked to him suggested partisan affiliation. He stated that interpretations of the statement in question may have been taken out of context.
In a video posted by Channels Television, Akpabio argued that the phrase “victory is sure” does not necessarily indicate support for any particular political party, adding that critics may be drawing conclusions that are not explicitly supported by the content of the statement. He added that the chairman has also denied authorship, maintaining that the post may have been manipulated.
According to him, “Then they changed and said, ‘Okay, let us attack the people going to do the election,’ and they brought out a tweet where the chairman of INEC said, ‘Victory is sure,’ but he didn’t say victory is sure for APC. He did not say victory is sure for PDP. He just said victory is sure. And the man said that it was manipulated and nobody wants to hear, but for me, whether manipulated or not, how said victory is sure. He was not chairman of INEC; he was just a mere lecturer.” Read_More…